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When online connection feels safer than real meetings

I matched with someone three weeks ago and we've been texting every day but neither of us has suggested meeting and I keep waiting for them to ask but also I'm terrified they will.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're caught between craving intimacy and fearing the vulnerability that comes with moving from digital fantasy to embodied reality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.